D.Anil v. Sri P.Shiva Kumar
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 10 to 12 – Contempt Case No.847 of 2024
Case brief
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Telangana High Court (Justice Pulla Karthik, 18-02-2025) closed Contempt Case No.847 of 2024 filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 by four unemployed petitioners (petitioners Nos.16 to 19 in the main W.P.) from Karimnagar District against officials including the Superintending Engineer/Member Convenor, Irrigation Circle-2 (SRSP), the Administrator-cum-Chief Engineer, the District Collector-cum-Chairman, Selection Committee, Karimnagar, and the Principal Secretary, I&CAD Department, alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 13.08.2021 in W.P.No.18939 of 2021. The Court recorded the Government Pleader for Services-I's statement that compliance orders vide Notice Nos.ENC/Irrgn/LMD/781 to 784, all dated 25.02.2022, had been passed, which was not disputed by the petitioners' counsel (M. Ramgopal Rao). Contempt Case closed with liberty to challenge the proceedings dated 25.02.2022; no costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed. No precedents cited.